Sharpe Ch. 5 Flashcards
Abel
Adam and Eve’s second son.
Aaron
Brother of and spokesmen of Moses.
Abraham
A descendant of Shem and the founder of the Hebrew nation.
Adam
The first man and our first man.
Alexander the Great
The fourth-century Greek conqueror who spread his empire across the known world
Angel
From the Greek Angelos, a translation of the Hebrew malak
Ark
The vessel built by Noah to save his family and the animals.
Ark of the Covenant
An ornate box that held the tablets of the law
Assyria
An ancient empire ruled by very cruel men.
Babylon
The great imperial city to which the conquered people of Judah were taken captive.
Cain
Adam and Eve’s first son, Abel’s murderer.
Calf,Golden
An idol made by Aaron when the Israelites demanded it.
Canaan
The land God promised to Abraham’s descendants.
Christ
Greek for “anointed”
Circumcision
The visible sign of God’s promise to Abraham
Creation
God’s bringing things into being out of nothing.
Cyrus the Great
The Persian king that conquered Babylon.
David
The second king of Israel.
Deuteronomy
Greek for “ second law”
Eden
The name of the garden in which God placed Adam and Eve.
Elohim
The Hebrew word for God
Eve
The first woman and our first mother.
Exile
Enforced removal from ones native land according to an edict.
Exodus
Greek for “going out”.
